Alaska News

Anchorage man killed in car crash near Trapper Creek

An Anchorage man was killed in a car crash near Trapper Creek early Saturday, Alaska State Troopers said.

At 12:16 a.m. Saturday, Troopers received a report of a vehicle overturned on a steep embankment on Petersville Road, in Trapper Creek, 116 miles north of Anchorage.

A man's body was discovered under the vehicle. The victim was identified as Thomas Tuthill, 37, of Anchorage.

"Troopers responded to the scene and investigation revealed the vehicle had lost control on a sharp corner, veered into a group of trees, and rolled down a steep embankment," the dispatch said. Troopers said Tuthill had not been wearing his seatbelt at the time of the crash.

His next of kin has been notified, troopers said.

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